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Artforum, Inc., New York, New York. Published date: November 1968. Single issue magazine, printed paper wrappers; 74 pp; 27 x 27 cm; staple bound. Illustrated throughout with black and white reproductions and one page of color illustrations.
In good condition. Original pictorial paper covers with light to moderate overall wear, including creasing, edge wear, surface scuffing, and handling marks; staple binding intact. Interior pages show light age toning but are generally clean and unmarked. A significant late-1960s issue documenting contemporary art discourse in the United States and Europe. Includes major essays and features on modern and contemporary art, sculpture, painting, and exhibition activity. Contents include: Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968) by Jasper Johns; The Sculpture of Matisse, Part III: Primitivism, Partial Figures and Portraits by Albert Elsen; Billy Al Bengston Retrospective in Los Angeles by James Monte; Barry Le Va: Distributional Sculpture by Jane Livingston; Gustave Caillebotte at Wildenstein by Robert Pincus-Witten; New Deal Murals in New York by Francis V. O'Connor; The Future of Landscape Painting by Gabriel Laderman; Letters; Museum Calendar; Film by Manny Farber; regional exhibition reports from New York, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. This issue was published shortly after the death of Marcel Duchamp and includes a notable one-page contemporary reflection on his legacy, authored by Jasper Johns.